Crime - Sacto 911

Bodycam video shows events leading to Brandon Smith's death in Sacramento police custody

Jun 13, 2018

Body cam video released by the Sacramento Police Department on Wednesday, June 13, 2018 shows the incident that led to the death of Brandon Smith in police custody on June 6. Smith was being transported to the main jail for booking.

The Mendocino Complex fire, the largest in California’s history, had scorched about 350,000 acres by August 13, authorities reported. This video shows an aerial water drop on the Mendocino Complex fires.

In late 2016, Yolo County Coroner’s Office identified the victim of 1984 homicide, reopening a 34-year-old cold case. Michelle Roy’s body was found shot and decomposed in 1984. After 34 years. Roy’s daughter received her mother’s remains.

Satellite imagery on August 5 showed smoke from wildfires in California and Nevada blowing into the state’s Great Basin region. The footage was released as a number of wildfires, including California’s Carr Fire, continued to burn.